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Table 2 Logistic Regression Predicting Utilization of Antenatal Care in Benin (IDSB-V, 2017–2018)

From: Exploring antenatal care utilization and intimate partner violence in Benin - are lives at stake?

Variable (reference group)

At least 4 visits

At least 8 visits

Odds Ratio

Stand. Error

Confidence Interval 95%

p-value

Odds Ratio

Stand. Error

Confidence Interval 95%

p-value

Ever Experienced IPV (never IPV)

0.753**

(0.0691)

0.628–0.901

0.002

0.865

(0.129)

0.646–1.159

0.332

Decision making (no decision making)a

1.280*

(0.132)

1.045–1.569

0.017

1.724**

(0.340)

1.170–2.540

0.0059

Age Group (15–24)

 25–34

1.157

(0.144)

0.906–1.477

0.241

1.882**

(0.397)

1.244–2.847

0.002

 35–49

1.470*

(0.235)

1.074–2.013

0.016

2.194**

(0.572)

1.315–3.662

0.003

 Lives in rural region (urban)

1.075

(0.125)

0.855–1.352

0.537

0.843

(0.142)

0.606–1.173

0.310

Respondent Education (no education)

 Primary

1.262

(0.186)

0.945–1.686

0.114

0.970

(0.187)

0.664–1.418

0.876

 Secondary or Higher

3.806

(3.053)

0.788–18.40

0.096

1.313

(0.484)

0.636–2.710

0.461

Wealth Index (poorest)

 Poorer

1.587***

(0.196)

1.245–2.022

0.000

1.301

(0.395)

0.716–2.364

0.387

 Middle

1.857***

(0.243)

1.437–2.401

0.000

1.934*

(0.586)

1.067–3.505

0.030

 Rich

2.618***

(0.363)

1.994–3.438

0.000

2.618***

(0.749)

1.493–4.592

0.001

 Richest

5.490***

(0.951)

3.907–7.714

0.000

5.780***

(1.732)

3.208–10.41

0.000

Respondent Employment

 Working (not working)

0.904

(0.143)

0.662–1.233

0.522

1.100

(0.298)

0.646–1.872

0.725

 Paid for work (not paid for work)

1.451**

(0.190)

1.122–1.876

0.005

0.890

(0.229)

0.537–1.476

0.652

Number of ever children (one child)

 2–4 children

0.680**

(0.093)

0.519–0.891

0.005

0.573**

(0.122)

0.377–0.870

0.010

 5 or more children

0.589**

(0.108)

0.411–0.846

0.004

0.542*

(0.153)

0.311–0.945

0.031

Religion (Muslim)

 Catholic

1.983***

(0.277)

1.507–2.610

0.000

1.651*

(0.393)

1.034–2.637

0.036

 Christian

2.942***

(0.411)

2.236–3.870

0.000

2.838***

(0.626)

1.840–4.378

0.000

 Traditional

1.717**

(0.287)

1.237–2.384

0.001

1.549

(0.564)

0.758–3.166

0.230

 Other

2.990***

(0.559)

2.072–4.317

0.000

1.863*

(0.574)

1.017–3.412

0.040

 No religion

1.687*

(0.350)

1.122–2.537

0.0121

2.840**

(1.129)

1.301–6.200

0.009

Husband/Partner Education (no education)

 Primary

1.165

(0.132)

0.932–1.456

0.179

1.440*

(0.253)

1.020–2.033

0.039

 Secondary or Higher

1.738*

(0.411)

1.093–2.764

0.020

1.724*

(0.386)

1.110–2.678

0.015

 Unknown

1.063

(0.244)

0.677–1.667

0.791

1.079

(0.366)

0.554–2.101

0.824

 Husband employed (not employed)

1.066

(0.379)

0.531–2.144

0.856

1.015

(0.602)

0.317–3.252

0.980

 Husband Drinks (does not drink)

0.890

(0.0938)

0.723–1.094

0.268

0.980

(0.180)

0.683–1.406

0.912

 Wife-beating justified (not justified)

1.077

(0.103)

0.893–1.298

0.439

1.071

(0.164)

0.792–1.447

0.657

 Constant

0.273**

(0.108)

0.125–0.594

0.001

0.0144***

(0.010)

0.00389–0.0534

0.000

 Observations

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  1. Standard error in parenthesis - *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05